More features from Kim:
Phobia List
(You've GOT to check this out!)
Music CDs
Gift books from fathers to their children ...
To contact Kim:
866.KIM.RATZ(toll free)
952.938.4472
3665 Woody Lane
Minnetonka, MN 55305 USA
kimratz@aol.com
Kim is listed in the
Who's Who in Professional Speaking
and aspires to the highest ethics and standards as a professional speaker.
Privacy Policy:
Out of respect for you, I don't distribute your address or other information about you to ANYONE. Ever. Period. My web server does NOT recognize information regarding your domain or e-mail address, and I don't set cookies. (And even if my computer does, I would not know what to do to get the info or how to use it! :) I collect only the e-mail addresses of those I communicate with directly.
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Here's Kim's Core Message:
It's all about choices - what you do and how you do it - that largely determine if at the end of the day when you look back on your choices you feel content - or regret. With all the pressures and stress in today's world, sometimes we feel overwhelmed and rushed to "do something." This can lead to choices we might later regret.
For example, you might feel like you should do something, and you know what to do, how to do it, and have the skills to do it, and yet for whatever reason -- you don't do it. Or, you know you shouldn't do something, or you know better than to do something the wrong way, yet you do it anyway. Or, ever had your button pushed by somebody and reacted in the heat of the moment, only to wish later you could take back your words or actions? How about, you're a member of a group and you know you're all capable of doing better work together, yet a few people are creating conflicts or causing serious setbacks, and you're not sure what you can do about it, so you do nothing ... These choices are not a path to a happy and fulfilling life.
If you want to do more than just "get by" in the things that are important to you in life - if you want to feel good about your choices at the end of the day, even when facing a challenging situtation or a difficult person, then it's about choosing to exercise your discipline to be --
CONGRUENT. Thats when you align your
ATTITUDES (what you believe to be true and "right"), your
APTITUDES (your gifts plus what you can learn to do) and
ACTIONS (your choices of words & deeds).
When you are congruent you're also at your best, and can even learn from mistakes, deal with setbacks, perservere and feel content at the end of the day.
Blending this core message about "attitude," "choices" and "hope" with his expertise learned and refined through more than 30 years of working with people, Kim offers inspirational keynotes, skill-building workshops and facilitation services. His business style is to listen to the meeting planner explain their goals and desired outcomes, including any specific issues or opportunities they are trying to address. Then he's better able to suggest specific programs that are responsive to their needs. The core message is delivered through a customized program designed within Kim's primary areas of expertise, which are:
- Personal excellence
- Dealing with change
- Communication & relationship skills
Further, based on the clients need, issue, or goal, Kim can apply these skill areas to certain "applications" such as:
- Leadership
- Teambuilding
- Customer Service
- He's even created wonderful applications to Parenting & Fatherhood!
OR, share some of his administrative skills, such as:
- Public Relations
- Collaboration & Community Involvement
- Working on and with Boards & Committees
In addition, Kim is often requested to speak to groups after dinner and share a very customized program, and he enjoys doing consulting and facilitation work with a group or organization when there's a clearly defined outcome and it's a good fit with his background and expertise.
One major feature that makes Kim's programs unique, and more important - memorable (i.e., retention - the ability to call the information up later when needed) is the way he uses his live, original music in all programs as a way to emphasize key points, engage the audience and energize the message. They may forget his name and most of what he says, yet it's the music that will give them the key words and phrases to remember later when it counts ... So whenever possible, Kim tries to write a song to the event theme, or about the group of people and what they do. There's good science behind it, people find it fun and upbeat, it's engaging, and it's effective.
Want to know more about some of his specific keynotes and workshops? For example:
- Three Tunes & Three Tips for Thrivers
- How to Thrive in a Radically Changing World
- Playing Nice in the Sandbox
- Success is Liking What You Do (combines all 3 in one day)
Click here for descriptions of these and more programs to see how Kim shares his powerful and valuable message through practical applications which people ask for again and again ...Keynote and Workshop Descriptions
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